shrimp gumbo by rr

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 3 or 4 - celery ribs chopped
• 1 - large green pepper chopped
• 1 - large vidilia onion chopped
• 1 - 32 oz. carton chicken broth
• 3 - cloves garlic chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon cayene pepper
• 2 - lbs. uncooked large shrimp peeled and deveined
• 1 - pkg. frozen sliced okra
• 4 - sliced green onions
• 1 - large tomato chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons gumbo file (or 2 tbls. each cornstarch & water)